Case Studies

Real manufacturers.
Real results.

Three representative deployment scenarios across aerospace, automotive, and industrial manufacturing. See how unified operations and predictive intelligence translate into measurable outcomes.

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Pattern / 01 4 to 8 Weeks to Go-Live

Compared to 3 to 18 months for legacy ERPs. All 205+ features and 65 AI agents from day one.

Pattern / 02 17 → 1 System Consolidation

Replace 10 or more disconnected tools with one platform. Spreadsheets, standalone QMS, paper logs, separate accounting.

Pattern / 03 100% Workforce Access

Unlimited users. Every employee gets full platform access. Floor operators see what executives see.

Patterns observed across deployments Aerospace · Automotive · Industrial 3 representative scenarios //
Sector / 01

Aerospace and defense.
Tier 2 manufacturer.

Compliance overhead was eating the ops budget. Three systems, two consultants, one bottleneck. Cortrova replaced the entire stack.

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Case File / 01 · Aerospace and Defense

Aerospace Tier 2.
85 employees.

Sector / 01 Production environment Multi-program
AS9100 ITAR CMMC
// Challenge Three frameworks, three systems, one fragile audit.
  • AS9100 compliance maintained across separate QMS, EHS, and ERP platforms.
  • ITAR-controlled documents stored in shared drives with manual access tracking.
  • $40,000 per year spent on outside audit prep consulting before every cycle.
  • Cross-system reconciliation took two engineers a full week each quarter.
// Solution Unified quality, safety, production with platform-level controls.
  • Quality, safety, and production unified in Cortrova with ITAR controls enforced at the platform level.
  • AI Mock Auditor replaced the outside audit prep consulting engagement entirely.
  • Convergence Engine identified two high-risk zones in the first month, before any incident.
  • Document control with versioning, approvals, and audit trail across all controlled docs.
Impact
$40KAudit prep saved
3 → 1Systems consolidated
2Risk zones flagged early
PlatformITAR enforcement
// Case file 01 of 03 Aerospace and defense · Tier 2 Representative scenario //
Sector / 02

Automotive.
Tier 1 manufacturer.

PPAP across four systems. SPC reviewed weekly. Suppliers tracked in spreadsheets. The drift always caught up before the audit did.

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Case File / 02 · Automotive

Automotive Tier 1.
200 employees.

Sector / 02 High-volume production OEM-direct
IATF 16949 PPAP SPC
// Challenge PPAP across four systems. Drift caught after defects shipped.
  • PPAP elements scattered across four separate systems. Submission packages took weeks to assemble.
  • SPC charts reviewed weekly. Drift events were detected only after defective parts had already shipped.
  • Supplier quality tracked in spreadsheets. Rejection trends took months to surface.
  • Customer complaints filed manually. CAPA loops dragged on for an average of 47 days.
// Solution All 18 PPAP elements unified. Continuous SPC. Supplier risk algorithm.
  • All 18 PPAP elements ship in a single platform. Submission packages assembled with one click.
  • SPC Engine catches drift continuously. Three drift events caught in the first quarter that manual review would have missed.
  • Supplier Risk Algorithm flagged two suppliers for early intervention before they breached PPM thresholds.
  • CAPA workflow integrated with NCR and customer complaints. Average loop time projected to drop significantly.
Impact
18PPAP elements unified
3Drift events caught early
2Suppliers flagged early
4 → 1Systems consolidated
// Case file 02 of 03 Automotive · Tier 1 Representative scenario //
Sector / 03

Industrial manufacturer.
45 employees.

Spreadsheets. Paper. QuickBooks. A standalone QMS that nobody loved. The plant manager had no single screen showing the whole operation.

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Case File / 03 · Industrial

Industrial.
Mid-market plant.

Sector / 03 Single facility 45 headcount
ISO 9001 ISO 14001
// Challenge Spreadsheets, paper, QuickBooks. No cross-department visibility.
  • Safety incidents logged in spreadsheets. Investigation tracking by email thread.
  • Quality managed in a standalone QMS that did not talk to production data.
  • Maintenance schedules on paper boards. PM completion tracked by initials and dates.
  • Finance lived in QuickBooks. Job costing was a monthly export-import dance into Excel.
// Solution Seven primary areas unified. AI daily briefings. Mock audit prep.
  • All seven primary operational areas unified in Cortrova with 33 cross-module integrations active from day one.
  • Trunnion AI delivers a daily briefing to the plant manager. First single-screen operational view in the plant's history.
  • ISO 9001 audit prep reduced to AI Mock Auditor sessions. No more manual binder assembly.
  • Job costing now lives where production data lives. The monthly Excel reconciliation is gone.
Impact
7Areas unified
33Integrations active
DailyAI briefings
SingleScreen visibility
// Case file 03 of 03 Industrial · Mid-market Representative scenario //

// Disclosure   The scenarios above are representative deployment patterns based on Cortrova's target customer profile and platform capabilities. Specific customer names and identifying details are not disclosed. Outcomes vary by operational complexity, data quality, and module priorities.

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